List of vice presidents of the United States

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. There have been 49 vice presidents of the United States since the office came into existence in 1789. Originally, the vice president was the person who received the second most votes for president in the Electoral College. However, in the election of 1800 a tie in the electoral college between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr led to the selection of the president by the House of Representatives. To prevent such an event from happening again, the Twelfth Amendment was added to the Constitution, creating the current system where electors cast a separate ballot for the vice presidency.[1]

The vice president is the first person in the presidential line of succession and assumes the presidency if the president dies, resigns, or is impeached and removed from office.[2] Nine vice presidents have ascended to the presidency in this way – eight (John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester A. Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry S. Truman, and Lyndon B. Johnson) through the president's death and one (Gerald Ford) through the president's resignation. In addition, the vice president serves as the president of the Senate and may choose to cast a tie-breaking vote on decisions made by the Senate. Vice presidents have exercised this latter power to varying extents over the years.[1]

Prior to adoption of the Twenty-fifth Amendment in 1967, an intra-term vacancy in the office of the vice president could not be filled until the next post-election inauguration. Several such vacancies occurred—seven vice presidents died, one resigned and eight succeeded to the presidency. This amendment allowed for a vacancy to be filled through appointment by the president and confirmation by both chambers of the Congress. Since its ratification, the vice presidency has been vacant twice (both in the context of scandals surrounding the Nixon administration) and was filled both times through this process, namely in 1973 following Spiro Agnew's resignation, and again in 1974 after Gerald Ford succeeded to the presidency.[1] The amendment also established a procedure whereby a vice president may, if the president is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office, temporarily assume the powers and duties of the office as acting president. Three vice presidents have briefly acted as president under the 25th Amendment: George H. W. Bush on July 13, 1985; Dick Cheney on June 29, 2002 and on July 21, 2007; and Kamala Harris on November 19, 2021.

The persons who have served as vice president were born in or primarily affiliated with 27 states plus the District of Columbia. New York has produced the most of any state as eight have been born there and three others considered it their home state. Most vice presidents have been in their 50s or 60s and had political experience prior to assuming the office.[1] The youngest person to become vice president was John C. Breckinridge at 36 years of age while the oldest was Alben W. Barkley at 71 years of age. Two vice presidents—George Clinton and John C. Calhoun—served under more than one president.

There are currently five living former vice presidents. The most recent former vice president to die was Walter Mondale on April 19, 2021.

Vice presidents

Vice Presidency[lower-alpha 1] Portrait Vice President Party[lower-alpha 2] Election President
1 April 21, 1789[lower-alpha 3]
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March 4, 1797		 Official Presidential portrait of John Adams (by John Trumbull, circa 1792).jpg John Adams
(1735–1826)
[3][4][5]		 style="background:Template:Pro-Administration Party (US)/meta/color" | Pro-Administration[lower-alpha 4] 1788–89 George Washington[lower-alpha 5]
Federalist 1792
2 March 4, 1797
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March 4, 1801		 Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, 1800.jpg Thomas Jefferson
(1743–1826)
[6][7][8]		 Democratic-Republican 1796 John Adams[lower-alpha 6]
3 March 4, 1801
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March 4, 1805		 Vanderlyn Burr.jpg Aaron Burr
(1756–1836)
[9]		 Democratic-Republican 1800 Thomas Jefferson
4 March 4, 1805
–
April 20, 1812		 George Clinton by Ezra Ames.jpg George Clinton[lower-alpha 7]
(1739–1812)
[10]		 Democratic-Republican 1804
1808 James Madison
Office vacant April 20, 1812 – March 4, 1813[lower-alpha 8]
5 March 4, 1813
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November 23, 1814		 150px Elbridge Gerry[lower-alpha 7]
(1744–1814)
[11]		 Democratic-Republican 1812
Office vacant November 23, 1814 – March 4, 1817[lower-alpha 8]
6 March 4, 1817
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March 4, 1825		 Daniel D Tompins by John Wesley Jarvis.jpg Daniel D. Tompkins
(1774–1825)
[12]		 Democratic-Republican 1816 James Monroe
1820
7 March 4, 1825
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December 28, 1832		 150px John C. Calhoun[lower-alpha 9]
(1782–1850)
[13]		 Democratic-Republican 1824 John Q. Adams
Nullifier[lower-alpha 10] 1828 Andrew Jackson[lower-alpha 11]
Office vacant December 28, 1832 – March 4, 1833[lower-alpha 8]
8 March 4, 1833
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March 4, 1837		 150px Martin Van Buren
(1782–1862)
[14][15][16]		 Democratic 1832
9 March 4, 1837
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March 4, 1841		 150px Richard Mentor Johnson
(1780–1850)
[17]		 Democratic 1836 Martin Van Buren
10 March 4, 1841
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April 4, 1841		 John Tyler.jpg John Tyler[lower-alpha 12]
(1790–1862)
[18][19][20]		 Whig[lower-alpha 13] 1840 William H. Harrison
[lower-alpha 7]
Office vacant April 4, 1841 – March 4, 1845[lower-alpha 8] John Tyler
11 March 4, 1845
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March 4, 1849		 George Mifflin Dallas 1848 crop.png George M. Dallas
(1792–1864)
[21]		 Democratic 1844 James K. Polk
12 March 4, 1849
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July 9, 1850		 150px Millard Fillmore[lower-alpha 12]
(1800–1874)
[22][23][24]		 Whig 1848 Zachary Taylor
[lower-alpha 7]
Office vacant July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853[lower-alpha 8] Millard Fillmore
13 March 4, 1853[lower-alpha 14]
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April 18, 1853		 William R. D. King Vice President.jpg William R. King[lower-alpha 7]
(1786–1853)
[25]		 Democratic 1852 Franklin Pierce
Office vacant April 18, 1853 – March 4, 1857[lower-alpha 8]
14 March 4, 1857
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March 4, 1861		 John C Breckinridge-04775-restored.jpg John C. Breckinridge
(1821–1875)
[26]		 Democratic 1856 James Buchanan
15 March 4, 1861
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March 4, 1865		 Hannibal Hamlin, photo portrait seated, c1860-65-retouched-crop.jpg Hannibal Hamlin
(1809–1891)
[27]		 Republican 1860 Abraham Lincoln[lower-alpha 15]
16 March 4, 1865
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April 15, 1865		 President Andrew Johnson.jpg Andrew Johnson[lower-alpha 12]
(1808–1875)
[28][29][30]		 style="background-color:Template:National Union Party (US)/meta/color" | National Union[lower-alpha 16] 1864
Office vacant April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869[lower-alpha 8] Andrew Johnson
17 March 4, 1869
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March 4, 1873		 Schuyler Colfax portrait.jpg Schuyler Colfax
(1823–1885)
[31]		 Republican 1868 Ulysses S. Grant
18 March 4, 1873
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November 22, 1875		 150px Henry Wilson[lower-alpha 7]
(1812–1875)
[32]		 Republican 1872
Office vacant November 22, 1875 – March 4, 1877[lower-alpha 8]
19 March 4, 1877
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March 4, 1881		 VicePresident-WmAlWheeler.jpg William A. Wheeler
(1819–1887)
[33]		 Republican 1876 Rutherford B. Hayes
20 March 4, 1881
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September 19, 1881		 Chester Alan Arthur.jpg Chester A. Arthur[lower-alpha 12]
(1829–1886)
[34][35][36]		 Republican 1880 James A. Garfield[lower-alpha 17]
Office vacant September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885[lower-alpha 8] Chester A. Arthur
21 March 4, 1885
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November 25, 1885		 Thomas Andrews Hendricks.jpg Thomas A. Hendricks[lower-alpha 7]
(1819–1885)
[37]		 Democratic 1884 Grover Cleveland
Office vacant November 25, 1885 – March 4, 1889[lower-alpha 8]
22 March 4, 1889
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March 4, 1893		 150px Levi P. Morton
(1824–1920)
[38]		 Republican 1888 Benjamin Harrison
23 March 4, 1893
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March 4, 1897		 Adlai Ewing Stevenson I head-on-shoulders.jpg Adlai Stevenson I
(1835–1914)
[39]		 Democratic 1892 Grover Cleveland
24 March 4, 1897
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November 21, 1899		 Garret Augustus Hobart.jpg Garret Hobart[lower-alpha 7]
(1844–1899)
[40]		 Republican 1896 William McKinley[lower-alpha 18]
Office vacant November 21, 1899 – March 4, 1901[lower-alpha 8]
25 March 4, 1901
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September 14, 1901		 150px Theodore Roosevelt[lower-alpha 12]
(1858–1919)
[41][42][43]		 Republican 1900
Office vacant September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1905[lower-alpha 8] Theodore Roosevelt
26 March 4, 1905
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March 4, 1909		 CharlesWFairbanks.jpg Charles W. Fairbanks
(1852–1918)
[44]		 Republican 1904
27 March 4, 1909
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October 30, 1912		 James Sherman, Bain bw photo portrait facing left.jpg James S. Sherman[lower-alpha 7]
(1855–1912)
[45]		 Republican 1908 William H. Taft
Office vacant October 30, 1912 – March 4, 1913[lower-alpha 8]
28 March 4, 1913
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March 4, 1921		 Thomas Riley Marshall headshot.jpg Thomas R. Marshall
(1854–1925)
[46]		 Democratic 1912 Woodrow Wilson
1916
29 March 4, 1921
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August 2, 1923		 150px Calvin Coolidge[lower-alpha 12]
(1872–1933)
[47][48][49]		 Republican 1920 Warren G. Harding
[lower-alpha 7]
Office vacant August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1925[lower-alpha 8] Calvin Coolidge
30 March 4, 1925
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March 4, 1929		 Chas G Dawes-H&E.jpg Charles G. Dawes
(1865–1951)
[50]		 Republican 1924
31 March 4, 1929
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March 4, 1933		 Charles Curtis-portrait.jpg Charles Curtis
(1860–1936)
[51]		 Republican 1928 Herbert Hoover
32 March 4, 1933
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January 20, 1941		 JohnNanceGarner.png John Nance Garner
(1868–1967)
[52]		 Democratic 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt[lower-alpha 7]
1936
33 January 20, 1941
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January 20, 1945		 Henry-A.-Wallace-Townsend.jpeg Henry A. Wallace
(1888–1965)
[53]		 Democratic 1940
34 January 20, 1945
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April 12, 1945		 150px Harry S. Truman[lower-alpha 12]
(1884–1972)
[54][55][56]		 Democratic 1944
Office vacant April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1949[lower-alpha 8] Harry S. Truman
35 January 20, 1949
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January 20, 1953		 Alben Barkley.jpg Alben W. Barkley
(1877–1956)
[57]		 Democratic 1948
36 January 20, 1953
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January 20, 1961		 190x190px Richard Nixon
(1913–1994)
[58][59][60]		 Republican 1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower
1956
37 January 20, 1961
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November 22, 1963		 37 Lyndon Johnson 3x4.jpg Lyndon B. Johnson[lower-alpha 12]
(1908–1973)
[61][62]		 Democratic 1960 John F. Kennedy[lower-alpha 19]
Office vacant November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1965[lower-alpha 8] Lyndon B. Johnson
38 January 20, 1965
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January 20, 1969		 150px Hubert Humphrey
(1911–1978)
[63]		 Democratic 1964
39 January 20, 1969
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October 10, 1973		 Spiro Agnew.jpg Spiro Agnew[lower-alpha 9]
(1918–1996)
[64]		 Republican 1968 Richard Nixon[lower-alpha 9]
1972
Office vacant October 10 – December 6, 1973[lower-alpha 20]
40 December 6, 1973
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August 9, 1974		 150px Gerald Ford[lower-alpha 12]
(1913–2006)
[65][66][67]		 Republican
Office vacant August 9 – December 19, 1974[lower-alpha 20] Gerald Ford
41 December 19, 1974
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January 20, 1977		 150px Nelson Rockefeller
(1908–1979)
[68]		 Republican
42 January 20, 1977
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January 20, 1981		 150px Walter Mondale
(1928–2021)
[69]		 Democratic 1976 Jimmy Carter
43 January 20, 1981
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January 20, 1989		 150px George H. W. Bush
(1924–2018)
[70][71][72]		 Republican 1980 Ronald Reagan
1984
44 January 20, 1989
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January 20, 1993		 150px Dan Quayle
(b. 1947)
[73]		 Republican 1988 George H. W. Bush
45 January 20, 1993
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January 20, 2001		 Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg Al Gore
(b. 1948)
[74]		 Democratic 1992 Bill Clinton
1996
46 January 20, 2001
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January 20, 2009		 46 Dick Cheney 3x4.jpg Dick Cheney
(b. 1941)
[75]		 Republican 2000 George W. Bush
2004
47 January 20, 2009
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January 20, 2017		 150px Joe Biden
(b. 1942)
[76]		 Democratic 2008 Barack Obama
2012
48 January 20, 2017
–
January 20, 2021		 150px Mike Pence
(b. 1959)
[77][78]		 Republican 2016 Donald Trump
49 January 20, 2021
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Incumbent		 150px Kamala Harris
(b. 1964)		 Democratic 2020 Joe Biden

Subsequent public office

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Further information: List of vice presidents of the United States by other offices held

Twenty-six vice presidents held other high state or federal government positions after leaving the vice presidency. Fifteen went on to become president: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester A. Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry S. Truman, Richard Nixon, Lyndon B. Johnson, Gerald Ford, George H. W. Bush and Joe Biden (nine of them did so following their predecessor's death or resignation); and six served in the Senate: John C. Calhoun, John C. Breckinridge, Hannibal Hamlin, Andrew Johnson, Alben W. Barkley and Hubert Humphrey. Several served as a member of the U.S. Cabinet or as an ambassador in later administrations, or in state government.

See also

Notes

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